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Mercedes increased its van sales by 21% last year in the UK, double the overall market growth figure, taking the firm to more than 30,000 van sales for the first time. Now, with the launch of M-B Vans, the company wants to put even more focus on the entire customer experience, from choosing and purchasing […]
Acromas has announced the IPO will be led a management buy-in team led by former NCP chairman Bob Mackenzie working alongside the existing AA management team, and backed by cornerstone investors including Aviva, Blackrock, CRMC, GLG Partners, Henderson Global, Henderson Volantis, Invesco, L&G and Lansdowne Partners. The AA said that it has received binding commitments […]
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The Gold Award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) was presented to Deborah Greenall and Charlie Bailey from Burnt Tree during a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, at the National Exhibition Centre, last month. Handing over the award, David Rawlins, RoSPA’s awards manager, […]
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Setting out your stall to sell vans or light trucks on the other side of the world certainly gets a boost if you build locally. Daimler’s Fuso brand retails mainly through Mercedes commercial dealers in Western Europe, so to establish that local footprint and to save shipping costs, the company uses a factory in Tramagal, […]
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Not many people would claim that trucks are their favourite vehicles. That might not change, but even so the familiar brick shaped truck is going to become a thing of the past before long. The overall length of an articulated truck has been limited to 16.5m in the European Union for over 20 years, giving […]
Under an agreement signed between Isotrak and incident management service provider TTS360 at the recent Commercial Vehicle Show, TTS360’s 24/7/365 incident response team will be notified of any collisions to provide instant roadside assistance. The innovative agreement with TTS360 will now see Isotrak’s G-force enabled devices automatically notify the incident response service when the vehicle […]
According to MyCarCheck.com, Ford Fiesta Van is the most desirable LCV, followed by Vauxhall Corsa Van and the MINI Clubvan in the used sector. Commenting on the findings, MyCarCheck.com’s LCV expert, David Hill, said: ‘Although some people still think of them as a tool box on wheels, Car Derived Vans (CDVs) are tempting because they […]
This year’s event is once again being held at the esteemed Royal Automobile Club at Pall Mall, London, where the crème de la crème of the fleet industry are present. This year’s award winners comprise: Van Fleet World – Editor’s Awards Safety Award – Mercedes-Benz Environment Award – Renault Z.E. Innovation Award – Renault 1.6 […]
The family-owned company has reported a major increase in turnover in the last five years, after embarking on a strategy of expansion through acquisition – it recently completed the purchase of another business, in Pontypool. Within the last 12 months Peter Broughton has also bought nine new vehicles from Euro Commercials. First to arrive were […]
The vehicle solutions specialist has been given the green light to start work on a £400,000 project at its premises in Stoke-on-Trent. The new HQ forms the final part of the company’s move to consolidate all of its activities at a single site in the city. Motiva Group, now one of the top five privately-owned […]
